Vajazzling is over, folks. The next thing in hooha decor is a bright fluffly wig (or, really, a merkin). I swear I'm not making this up! (Headsup: I've cut out anything scandalous but, still, sort-of NSFW.) read more

There's a lot of chatter going on about Brazilian waxes this week. You see, first, The Atlantic published an article detailing the history of the hair-removal-form and suggested that pubic hair is on the endangered species list. This caused a bit of an uproar in the comments section, which spurred Fashionista to declare that the Brazilian wax may be over. Who's right? read more

Ladies, I have once again offered up my lady bits for beauty-related "research." You're welcome. This time I tried out BareEase & Cream numbing cream, a Lidocaine-laced serum you rub on before hair removal (like waxing or laser hair reduction) to dull the pain. I gave it a go at my last laser touch-up appointment. Here's what happened... read more

Shaving? Blow-drying your hair? Washing your face at night? Taking off your eye makeup? What one thing in your beauty routine do you look forward to the least and wish you never had to do again? read more

Our Fashion Editor-At-Large, Suzy Yalof Schwartz, got into one hairy situation when she spotted these beauties on the sidewalk this morning. Wanna know what gorillas in bikinis are doing in Times Square? Find out after the jump! read more

Having trouble focusing this morning in the face of all the holiday shindigs and gift shopping you’ve got on your plate? Well, here for your pre-weekend, time-wasting pleasure are a few stories and blog links that kept me entertained this week. Get ready to find out about the new recessionista-friendly way to save on haircuts, ponder whether Brazilian waxes were really ever a trend and discover the secret to shiny, shiny locks. read more

Remember the days when Brazilian bikini waxes were considered risqu&eacute? You’ve seen the hair dye (and we aren’t talking about the kind for your head!) that Petra blogged about that included dolphin and starfish stencils, but if you thought there wasn’t much else you could do down there... read more